Barber&#39;s pole.



, PATENTED APR. '7, 1908.

J. R. & A. R. WYGLE. BARBERS POLE.

APLIGATION FILED MAY 29. 1907.

WA/INESSES JOHN R. WYGLE AND ARCHIBALD R.,WYGLE, OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.

BARBERS POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 7, 1908.

Application filed May 29, 1907. Serial No. 376,250.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN R. WYGLE and ARCHIBALD R. WYGLE, citizens of the United States, and residents of Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth and State of Kansas, have invented an Improvement in Barbers Poles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement in barbers poles, and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a side view of the ole. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section ot the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a part of the operating mechanism.

In the present embodiment of our invention, a circular base 1 is provided aving eyes 2, whereby it may be attached to a support, and with a central screw threaded opening 3, in which is threaded a rod 4. The rod 4 1s provided with nuts 5 at each end, and with an intermediate nut 6, all of said nuts being threaded on to the rod, and said central nut 6 is provided at each end with an annular groove 7, and the end nuts are provided on their inner ends with similar groovesA 8 Jfor a purpose to be hereafter described. Upper and lower cylindrical bodies 9 encircle the rod, between the nuts, and each oi said cylinders is provided on its end faces with grooves 10, CoA-acting with the grooves of the nuts to form ball races, in which are arranged annular series of balls 11. Each of said cylindrical bodies has fitted on the surface'thereof a casing 12, provi( ed with a plurality of series of spiral stripes 13 of different colors, usually red, white and blue, and the stripes upon one casing run in the opposite direction to the stripes on the other ocasing, as shown in Fig. 1. An ornamental top 14 is arranged on the upper end of the rod, the lower edge of the said top resting upon the outer end oi the upper casing. lt

will be evident from the description, that the pole proper comprises two independent sections.

An operating device is arranged 'on the outer end of each section of the pole for rotating the said section by the action of the wind, and the devices are arranged to rotate the sections in opposite directions. The operating device consists of aring 15 encircling the casing, and secured thereto in any suitable manner, and upon the ring is arranged a plueripheral rality of annular series of blades 16, each blade being iiared outwardly toward its open end, and the several blades of each series are arranged with the reduced end of one blade in the enlarged end of the succeeding blade. The blades are arranged in three series, the intermediate series being of larger size than the other series, and the series on each ring are arranged in close proximity. The improved pole may be supported in any suitable manner, either vertically, as shown in Fig. 1, horizontally, or reversed, with the ornamental top downward.

We claim:

1. A barbers pole comprising a base, arod threaded into the base, nuts threaded on to the rod at each end thereof, and provided on their inner ends with grooves, a nut threaded on the center of the rod and provided at each end with grooves, cylindrical bodies mounted on the rod on each side of the central nut, and provided at each end with grooves coacting with the grooves of the nuts to form ball races, balls in the races, a cylindrical casing provided on its outer surface with spiral stripes of different colors alternately arranged on each of the cylindrical bodies, the stripes on one casing running in the opposite direction to the stripes on the other casing, and an operating device for each of the cylindrical bodies, comprising a ring on the outer end of each casing, each of said rings being provided with a plurality of annular series of blades, each blade being iiared outwardly towards its open end, and the several blades of each series being arranged with its reduced end in the enlarged end of the suoceeding blade, the series being arranged in close proximity, the blades on one ring being arranged oppositely to the blades on the other ring whereby to operate said casings in Y different directions.

2. A barbers pole, comprising a base, a rod extending'from the base, a plurality of cylindrical sections rotatably mounted on the rod, each of said sections being provided on its outer face with spiral stripes of different colors alternately arranged, the stripes on one section running in the opposite direction to the stripes on the other section, and an operating device for the sections, comprising a ring arranged on the outer end of each section, and a plurality of series of blades in connection with the ring, each blade being iiared outwardly toward its open end, and the several blades of each series being arranged with the reduced end of one blade in the enlarged end of the succeeding blade, the blades on one ring being arranged oppositely to the blades on the other ring, where- 5 by to operate said sections in different directions.

3. A barbers pole comprising a base, a rod extending from the base, a plurality of cylindrical sections rotatably mounted on the base, and an operating device for each of said sections, said device comprising a ring on the sections, each of the said rings being provided with a plurality of series of blades, each blade being flared outwardly toward its open end, and the several blades of each series being arranged with the reduced end of one blade in the enlarged end of the succeeding blade, the blades upon one ring being oppositely arranged to the blades on the other 2o ring.

4. A barbers pole comprising a base, a rod extending from the base, a plurality of cylindrical sections rotatably mounted on the base, and an operating device for each of said sections, said device comprising a ring on the sections, each of the said rings being provided with a plurality of series of blades, each blade being flared outwardly toward its o en end, and the several blades of each serles being arranged with the reduced end of one blade in the enlarged end of the succeeding bladev 5. A barbers pole comprising a plurality .of independently rotatable sections, and an operating device for each of the sections, comprising a plurality of annular series of blades on the periphery of the section, each blade being ared outwardly toward its open end, and the several blades of each series being arranged with the reduced end of one blade in the enlarged end of the succeeding blade, the blades on one section being arranged oppositely to the blades on the other section.

6. A barbers pole, comprising a plurality of independent rotatable sections, and an operating device for each section, consisting of an annular series of blades, each blade being flared outwardly toward its open end, the several blades of each series being arranged with the reduced end of one in the enlarged end of the succeeding blade, the blades on one section being arranged oppositely to the blades of the other section.

'JOHN R. WYGLE. ARCHIBALD n. WYGLE.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. SMITH, ED. J. BUTT. 

